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A public comment period will be held as listed on the agenda. Please state your name for the record and note that comments will be limited to three minutes per person. Uh Mike, can you do a roll call? >> Councilors Leovitz >> here. >> Hughes >> here. >> Zimit >> here. >> Law
>> here. >> Meyers absent. Moody >> here. >> Mayor Mans >> here. >> Mayor, you have a quorum. >> Thanks so much. Uh we have the minutes from September 8th. Uh, could I have a motion to accept those minutes? >> I'll also motion.
>> Motion by councelor Moody. Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Seconded by councelor Law. Any discussion on the uh minutes? >> Uh, seeing none, Mike, could you please call? >> Councilors left. >> I Hughes.
>> Zimit. Hi. >> Law. Hi. >> Meyer. I'm sorry. Moody. >> Hi. Five eyes, no naysay. The motion carries. >> Thanks so much. Um Mike, do we have any
uh written communications to the burrow? >> Not at this time, mayor. >> Not at this time. Uh this opens it up for comments from the public. Uh any comments from our public or during fans? >> Okay. Okay. Thank you. Thanks for
coming. Uh so I will have the only comments I have is a a proclamation for our uh clerk uh Tara Vanola and I'll just read it out here um and then we'll get that signed. Um whereas Tara Vanola
has faithfully served the burough of Glenidge for over 20 years beginning her career in the building department as a technical assistant. And whereas in 2010, Tara earned the designation of certified municipal registar, further enhancing her ability to serve the
residents of Glenra with her knowledge and care. And whereas in 2015, Tara became a certified municipal clerk, a milestone that reflects her dedication to her profession and her commitment to ongoing professional development. And whereas Tara's dedication and commitment
to public service led her to assume the role of deputy municipal clerk and office manager in 2018 where she demonstrated exceptional organizational skills and professionalism. And whereas Tara was appointed as a municipal clerk of the burough of Glenidge the highest
honor her profession within the burough. And whereas throughout her career, Tara has received numerous acknowledgements from residents for her healthfulness, expertise, and commitment to excellence, embodying the values of public service and community care. And whereas Terra's
professionalism, knowledge, and dedication have made a lasting impact on the Burough Hall and the residents of Glenidge, leaving behind a legacy of service, service, and integrity as she moves on in her career. Now therefore be it resolved that due to dear Venola's
decades of service and dedication to the burough of Glenidge I, Deborah Mans, mayor of the Burough of Glenidge and on behalf of the Burough Council, do you hereby thank and commend Tara for her contributions to the burough? Thanks, uh, Council Lov.
>> Um, yes. Good evening, Madame Mayor. I have three resolutions this evening. The first is resolution 131-25. Be it resolved that the following claims be approved and warrants be drawn for the same. Uh we have approximately uh
$3.5 million to pay of which about 2.9 million is going to the board of ed. Um and the rest is distributed among the uh current fund and the other funds that are listed in the resolution. So, uh,
mayor, I I move resolution 131-25. >> You've heard, uh, the motion by councelor Lewitz. Do I have a second? >> A second. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Lewit. Seconded by council law. >> Any discussion?
Seeing none, u Mike, please give a roll call. >> Councilors Leovitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> I. >> Zimit. >> Hi, >> Law. Hi >> Mooney. >> Hi. >> Five eyes, no nays. The motion carries.
>> And uh next, mayor, I have resolution 133-25. Um whereas the burrow of Glen Raids desires to apply for and obtain a grant from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for about $500,000 to
carry out a project to conduct a flood watershed and flood mitigation analysis. Uh therefore we resolve that the bureau uh hereby authorizes the application for such a grant and that the bureau recognizes and accepts that the
department may offer a lesser or greater amount. Therefore, upon receipt of the grant agreement from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, we further authorize that the execution of any such grant the execution of any such grant agreement and also upon receipt of
the fully executed agreement, we authorize the expenditure of funds. So, I move resolution 133-25. >> Thank you. You've heard the motion by councelor Lefowitz. Do I have a second?
I'll second the motion by councelor Lewitz, seconded by councelor Moody. Any discussion on this resolution um outside of thanking our local assembly and uh Senate team for helping us get this grant. So we really
appreciate that. >> Very very important issue to resolve as we saw recently in the last meeting. >> Exactly. Um seeing no further discussion, might you please call the role? Councilors Leovitz >> I. >> Hughes >> I.
>> Zimit >> I. >> Law >> I. >> Moody. >> I. >> Five eyes, no nays. The motion carries. >> Thanks, Mike. >> Finally, uh, mayor, I have resolution 134-25 authorizing redemption of tax title
leans. Uh, whereas the bureau has sold at tax sale a lean for various properties within the burrow. whereas the tax collector has received funds from property owners or other parties of interest for redemption of the tax sale
leans. Um and now therefore we resolve that the tax collector be authorized to redeem these leans and return the applicable premiums for the amounts listed in the resolution.
Um so I I move resolution 134-25. You've heard um the motion by councelor Lewitz. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Lewitz, seconded by councelor Zimit. >> Um any discussion on this resolution?
>> Mayor, I I would just add for the record that uh this resolution is essentially codifying our uh standard practice. >> Yes. Thank you. >> In cases like this. >> Um seeing no other discussion, might you
please call the role? Councilors Levitz >> I. >> Hughes >> I. >> Zimit. >> I. >> Law. >> Hi. >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Five eyes. No nazs. The motion carries. >> Thank you. Anything further council? >> Um that's it for me. All >> right. Uh public safety committee.
Councelor Hughes. >> The mayor. No report. >> Thank you. Um community affairs and public relations uh committee. Councelor Zimit. >> Um I have one resolution tonight. And before I get into that, I will just tee it up with uh we do have our uh town
survey uh going on and I encourage all residents who've had a pretty good response so far, but there's a bunch of folks out there still uh we haven't heard from and we'd love to hear uh your perspective on things. So again, this is a townwide survey that we're um trying to understand your your awareness and usage of services and other services you
might be interested in as well as um how and where you get information about the town so that we can better uh reach our residents. >> Steve, how do you access Uh, good question. So, you can find the survey on the website. Uh, it's an online survey. You can, uh, take it on your phone. You can take it on your
computer. Um, there are QR codes posted. Uh, there's flyers in the library. There's there's one in in town hall. Uh, thanks to Councelor Moody for lots of Canva handiwork. Um, we will be sending out a mailer uh to all all residents uh
hopefully in the next couple weeks. So, we'll commit on a time frame for that, but we're we're working on getting it printed and getting it out. But, um the survey is going to go on for about another month. We'll send additional emails uh letting folks know before it closes. Um but we appreciate the response and and look forward to hearing
from more of you. Um so with that uh I will offer resolution 132-25 which is a resolution um appointing uh a volunteer to the uh community affairs and public rel relations committee as a
research adviser. uh and this resident uh Roi Tote has been uh exceptionally helpful with the survey that we're conducting um and has been a great partner and we would uh like to pass this resolution uh to make him an official volunteer.
Um so madame mayor I offer resolution 132-25. >> You've heard the motion by councelor Zimmit. Do I have a second? >> I'll second. >> Heard the motion by councelor Zimit. Seconded by councelor Lewitz. Mike, uh, any other discussion? >> Well, he did a great job with the
library survey. So, um, he's doing a great job with this one, too. >> Yeah, we're really lucky. He loves cross tabs. >> So, seeing no other discussion, Mike, please call the role. >> Councilors Levitz, >> I. >> Hughes, >> hi.
>> Zimit. >> Law. >> Hi, >> Moody. >> Hi. >> Five eyes, no nays. The motion carries. Uh, that's all for tonight. >> Public works utility committee, councelor Law. >> Uh, nothing in the report tonight, Madame Mayor.
>> Okay. And councelor Meyer is absent. Uh, and planning and development committee, councelor Moody. >> Yes, madame mayor. I do have one resolution uh to offer this evening. It is resolution number uh 135-25.
This is a resolution for the adoption of historic preservation guidelines. And this is tied to the process that we have had uh to update our entire historic preservation process. Uh uh this
resolution adopts the update to the Glenidge historical design guidelines which was originally adopted by the council in 2021. These updates reflect the changes made at the last meeting with the adoption of
ordinance 1827. uh the repeal and replace of our historic preservation district. >> You heard the motion by councelor Moody. Do I have a second? >> You heard the motion by councelor Moody,
seconded by councelor Zimit. Um Mike, any discussion on this? Any further discussion? Um we are working hard to update all our guidance and material surrounding our historic preservation ordinance um which covers the majority of the town and we
encourage residents to go to the website is their um the updated website for their first stop on that. Um Mike, can you roll? >> Councilors Lefitz I. >> Hughes I Zimit. >> Law.
>> Moody I. >> Five eyes. No nays. The motion carries. >> Thanks so much. Anything else? That will be all for you this evening. All right. Great. Um Mike, any comments from the bureau administrator? >> Nothing at this time. Thank you, Mayor.
>> Uh John from our burough attorney. >> Mayor, I have no comments. >> No comments. Chief >> Mayor, no comments. >> Okay. >> Quiet group. >> Yeah, we have no new or unfinished business. Um this is the second comment period for the public. Anyone?
I'll make a decision. >> Okay, no problem. Uh, councelor Zimit. >> Uh, yeah. I'd like to make a motion to return. >> All in favor? I I Okay.